3.95k reviews for:

Against the Loveless World

Susan Abulhawa

4.57 AVERAGE

kinuskisuklaa's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

howiliv's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

ummali's review

5.0

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real, raw, and cruel

ktits's review against another edition

4.0

dark hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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“No one had ever kissed me with such love, and it occurred to me that happiness can reach such depths that it becomes something akin to grief.”

aminahslibrary's review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, War, Deportation

ekh2310's review against another edition

4.5

inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mennypenny's review

4.0

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This first 2/3 of this book were really difficult to listen to - see content warnings. I found the familial relationships compelling and the last 1/3 of the book, after she goes to Palestine, was moving. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence

Moderate: Violence

louisarc's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

geoalice23's review against another edition

4.25

dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation

a_lowney's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No